The Stoic Gym publications Available now! SENECA ON PEACE OF MIND

This book is a modern rendition of Sen- eca’s On the Tranquility of Mind (De Tran- quillitsate Animi). This a dialog between Seneca and his friend Serenus. Serenus starts the dialog by saying that although he achieves tranquility of mind from time to time, it does not last. He requests Seneca to tell him how he may achieve tranquility of mind that is stable. In the rest of the book, Seneca outlines specific strategies to achieve tranquility. Contents Why We Are Restless Become Active in Your Profession Be Alive Until You Die Match Your Tasks With Your Ability Be Careful in Choosing a Friend Don’t Go After Possessions Avoid Excess Handle Life With Skill Foresee Adversity Avoid Useless Activity Be Prepared for Disappointments Avoid Stubbornness and Indecision Take a Lighter View of Things When Bad Things Happen to Good People Relax, Practice Moderation, and Be Vigilant LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA or Sen- eca the Younger (c. 4 BC-AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher and a prolific writer. This book is the eleventh in the series Stoicism in Plain English published by The Stoic Gym.

THE STOI C Volume 2, Issue 3 Page 19 Learn the fundamentals of Stoicism in ten short weeks! A UNIQUE SELF-STUDY COURSE

HOW DOES THE COURSE WORK? The course has ten lessons, one for each week. • Each lesson starts with an explanation of a critical Stoic concept and how it applies to your daily life. • Three specially selected readings from modern and ancient Stoics follow this. • In the third section of each lesson, you are given a careful- ly created exercise for the week so you can apply your un- derstanding to your daily life • You are given a quote to repeat throughout the day for each day of the week.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? Here is what you will learn in ten weeks: • The foundational principles of Stoicism • Four special skills we need to practice Stoicism • Three disciplines we need to develop • How to live a Stoic life • How to enjoy the festival of life

By the time you finish the course, you should have a solid understanding of the foundations of Stoicism. You will know how your judgments create all your problems, how to avoid them by living in accordance with nature, how to use the principle of dichotomy to live effectively, why you need to practice the four virtues—wisdom, justice, moderation, and courage—and how to practice the three disciplines: as- To help those who would like to understand and prac- sent, desire, and action. tice the fundamentals of Stoicism, The Stoic Gym has You will know how to apply what you have learned to your put together a unique 10-week self-study training daily life. And, most importantly, you will learn how to en- course carefully designed to teach the essence of Stoi- joy the festival of life! Because this is a self-study course, cism. you can learn at your own pace. This course was very care- fully designed by The Stoic Gym to enable you to learn all Each week’s lesson starts with a big idea, followed by a the fundamentals quickly and easily. discussion of how it works in practice, supported by a Stoic exercise to reinforce it, and a Stoic quote. Get your copy of the course today! https://amzn.to/2PioGFc THE STOI C Volume 2, Issue 3 Page 21

HOW TO BE FREE NO MATTER WHAT

UNSHAKABLE FREEDOM How can we achieve total personal freedom when we have so many obli- gations and so many demands on our time? Is personal freedom even possi- ble? Yes, said the Stoics and gave us a blueprint for freedom. Dr. Chakrapani brings their teachings to the digital era. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING You’ll “probably get through it in a few hours, enjoy the whole thing, and come away with an accurate and workable idea of Stoic philosophy. So please do just go and read it.” DONALD ROBERTSON, Book Reviews—Stoicism If you want to apply [the Stoic principles] right away, it is a wonderful book for that. This will help a lot of people. This is a gateway book. Dr. GREGORY SADLER, Sad- ler’s Honest Book Reviews. Dr. Chakrapani has written a superbly helpful book. BROGA, Amazon (UK) The absolute best book by far … is Unshakable Freedom by Chuck Chakrapani … It explains Stoicism in an extremely accessible and easy to understand format. Highly recommended. I've gifted it to quite a few people. ILLEGALUTURN, red- dit/r/stoicism Available on all online bookstores eBook or paperback htps://amzn.to/2O9jRNM Page 22 THE STOI C Volume 2, Issue 3 STOICISM IN PLAIN ENGLISH MODERN PLAIN ENGLISH VERSIONS OF STOIC CLASSICS WITH OUTLINES, SUMMARIES, SUBHEADS, AND MORE

knowledge but held it as critical that we practice what we THE COMPLETE WORKS learned. Stoic Freedom (Discourses Book 4) focuses on freedom. Per- OF EPICTETUS sonal freedom is close to Epictetus’ heart, and his rhetoric shines when he talks about it. But, what does a free person Stoic Foundations (Discourses Book 1) explains the basic look like? tenets of Stoicism. If you are interested in Epictetus’ teach- Stoic Inspirations includes a summary (or extracts) from ings, this is where you should start. the above four books by Arrian (Enchirdion) and The Golden Stoic Choices is the plain English version of Discourses Book Sayings of Epictetus. It also includes “fragments” (quotes) as 2. It discusses what our choices are in life and how to make well as a biography. better choices. Stoic Training is the third book of the Discourses of Epicte- Available in print and digital editions from Amazon at tus in plain English. Stoics did not only believe in theoretical https://amzn.to/2CGY3lk

THE GOOD LIFE der difficult conditions. So, the solutions they found to living free were tested under very strin- HANDBOOK gent conditions. For example, Epictetus was a lame slave who made himself free and happy later The Good Life Handbook is a rendering of in life by following the principles set out in this Epictetus' Enchiridion in plain English. It is a book. concise summary of the teachings of Epicte- Ebook is available FREE at online books stores tus, as transcribed and later summarized by like Amazon. his student Flavius Arrian. https://amzn.to/2IW90mi The Handbook is a guide to the good life. It answers the question, “How can we be good OTHER EDITIONS and live free and happy, no matter what else Audio Book. Paperback edition and Gift Edition is happening around us?” (with 10 color photographs). Ancient Stoics lived in a time of turmoil un- O Manuel da Vida Boa (Portuguese) THE STOI C Volume 2, Issue 3 Page 23 YOUR GUIDE TO EVERYTHING STOIC

This short volume is an indispensable reference for modern Stoics. It covers the following topics: The Geography of Ancient Stoicism * The Geography of Modern Stoicism The Timeline of Ancient Stoicism * The Timeline of Modern Stoicism Stoicism in Words, Pictures, and Numbers The History of Ancient Stoicism * The History of Modern Stoicism An Outline of Ancient Stoicism * An Outline of Modern Stoicism with pictures of Stoic sites (both ancient and modern) and photographs of the Modern Stoic move- ment. Both the online and the print editions are in full color, beautifully produced. Get your copy now! https://amzn.to/2Wd8s1O

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF MARCUS AURELIUS IN TWO VOLUMES

This is the personal journal kept by the While Meditations is one of the best-read beloved Roman Emperor Marcus Aureli- Stoic books, not many of us know about us. It was never meant for publication Marcus’ other writings: his personal let- and yet, after his death, it has become ters and speeches. For the first time ever probably the most widely read book on Aurelius, the Unknown presents all his let- Stoic philosophy. ters and speeches in a single volume. Meditations is a deeply moving personal Also includes a biographic sketch and journal which is uplifting and invigorat- several anecdotes from his life. A must- ing. read for all fans of Marcus Aurelius. https://amzn.to/2DqLLiT https://amzn.to/2DqLLiT

THE COMPLETE WORKS STOIC OF MUSONIUS RUFUS IN A SINGLE VOLUME HAPPINESS

Musonius Rufus, the man who In this discourse, Seneca warns taught Epictetus, has something to us that following the crowd is say on everything. no way to be happy. A man far ahead of his time, he He tells us that happiness is was a minimalist, vegetarian, proto close at hand, by what means -feminist, and more. we can achieve it, and how to All rendered in modern, plain go about finding it. English. https://amzn.to/2WbWwN1 https://amzn.to/2I0mbVW